Donna walked into the bathroom and examined her face. She groaned when she saw the bruise
next to her eye. She walked out of the bathroom and downstairs. She met Taylor outside the front
door.

"Hey Tay," she said as she walked outside.

"Hi Donna," Taylor said as they began walking down the driveway. "So where are your parents?"
Taylor asked.

"They're both on business trips. They won't be back until later this week," Donna replied.

"Oh," Tay said. "How's Josh?" Donna paused for a second.

"Fine. Josh is fine," she said, her voice breaking. She put her face in her hands. Taylor saw her
shoulders begin to shake. He put his arms around her and let her cry on his shoulder.

Donna cried for a good 10 minutes before she finally calmed down. He sat down on the curb with
her. Donna wiped her eyes and stared into space.

"Taylor?" she asked as she turned to him. "If I tell you something, will you promise never to tell
anyone?" Taylor nodded solemnly. "It's Josh. He's been...abusing me. Physically," Donna choked
out. She broke down into tears again. Taylor comforted her as she cried.

"Donna?" he said when she had calmed down. "I need to tell you something."

"What is it Tay?" Donna asked in a concerned voice.

"Well, I like you Donna. I like you a lot. I wanted to tell you sooner, but Josh showed up. And
besides, I thought you would laugh at me. So there you go." Taylor turned away. Donna thought
for a few minutes.

"Taylor I would never laugh at you. You should know that. And as a matter of fact, I feel the
same way about you. I like you a lot. More than a friend," she said in a serious voice.